Family travel – Tracy Barsotti

Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes

January 9, 2017

Two weeks in Nicaragua over the holidays greatly increased our: basic Spanish, sleep mastery (9 hours a night), dedication to Deet, tolerance for creatures sharing our bedroom, surfing skills, enthusiasm for volcanoes, life tally of best sunsets ever, perspective on Nicaraguan politics, and gratitude. CRITTER TALLY: Bats (in our room), howler monkeys, capuchin monkeys, black iguana, geckos (3:00am … More Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes

South Africa: The Garden Route

October 24, 2016

This one’s a bit nostalgic for me, as we took this lovely road trip from Cape Town up the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth a couple of years ago now, but it will definitely go down as a lifetime family favorite!! I’ve recently updated all the links/businesses so they should be current. CAPE TOWN See/stay: … More South Africa: The Garden Route

Iceland/Island

October 24, 2016

How to describe the pristine unspoiled breathtaking beauty of Iceland? Majestic volcanoes and glaciers tower over cliffs and steaming foothills sweeping down to the churning sea past breathtaking waterfalls and rivers of pure glacial melt. These raw swaths of nature are tempered by picturesque red farmhouses, great fields of purple lupine, diminutive Icelandic horses in a rainbow … More Iceland/Island

Road trip time!!

May 17, 2016

OK people! The clock is ticking. School is almost out, and it’s that time of year when you pack up your little people and hit the road for Family Vacation. You’re either counting the days or dreading it (or more likely a little of both). Personally I LOVE having my kids to myself for a … More Road trip time!!

Cabo Baby!

March 24, 2016

I have been vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico since the mid-1990s (old I am!), and have watched it grow from a scruffy spring break party town into a destination for families, retirees, cruise ships, grown up getaways, and yes still party weekends! You’ll get a lot of differing opinions on what has been gained … More Cabo Baby!

Tokyo tastes…

March 11, 2016

Japan has been on my bucket list for a long long long long time, and I thought this post would be all about how I am so happy to have checked that box with our Winter trip last month. My takeaway however was quite the opposite. After 10 days in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan has … More Tokyo tastes…